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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do kids in MoCo get into better schools in disproportionate numbers compared to the majority of other schools systems? It's not the grades. It's the reputation of high quality teaching and high, consistent standards. Parents of younger children should be watching this situation very intently because the existing reputation will only carry for so long. Lack of academic discipline and consistency will translate very directly to the AP courses. The kids who are very bright will continue to to well and the next tier down will not be able to keep up like they do now. Scores will plummet. Interestingly, it will happen in conjunction with the score corrections that are happening so it will be a double whammy. [/quote]

I doubt the sky is falling.  Bethesda is "the most highly educated" community in America.  The apples don't fall far from trees, and the motivated, high-achieving students will continue to do well in college admissions without regard to whether 25% of their semester grade reflects a 2 hour exam, or a different assessment method.[/quote]

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